Iron holder



Aug. 3l, 1948.

MAE. MccAN IRON HOLDER Filed Nov. 16, 1946 III!! WWW Patented ug. 3l,194g Malcolm E. McCan, Kokomo, Ind.

Application November 16, 1946, Serial No. 710,371

1 Claim.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in electric ironsand the like and more particularly to a rack adapted to hold said iron.l

The primary feature of this invention is to provide a rack for ironsadapted to hold said iron in aA safe place for storing while said ironis hot.

Another feature of this invention is to provide a rack for irons thatcan be attached to a supporting wall surface thereby affording aconvenient means for storing said iron while hot.

A further feature of this invention is to provide a device of thecharacter referred to including an iron holder adapted to rest on anironing board and receive said iron during the ironing process, andadapted for supporting the iron on a wall rack or bracket when not inuse.

A still further feature of this invention is to provide a device of thischaracter that is neat and attractive in appearance, eiiicient andreliable in operation, relatively inexpensive to manu facture andotherwise well adapted for the purposes for which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction andoperation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein likenumerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a front elevational View of the iron rack and the ironholder attached thereto;

Figure 2 is a sectional View taken on line 2--2 of Figure l showing theiron in dotted lines;

Figure 3 is a side elevational view of the iron holder detached from therack, the iron being shown in dotted lines, and

Figure 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken on the line 4 4 of Figurel.

Referring now to the drawing in detail wherein for the purpose ofillustration, I have disclosed a preferred embodiment of the invention,the

numeral 5 represents a bracket or rack of preferably sheet Inetal andhaving a pair of keyhole slots B at its upper end. Between said keyslots the upper edge 'I of said rack is bent vertically outwardly toform a convex groove 3 at the rear of the rack.

Hingedly connected at 9 to the lower end of said rack 5 is an outwardlyextending arm I0, said arm adapted to be lowered against the rack whensaid rack is packed for shipment or storing.

Said rack 5 is attached to a supporting wall II in any convenient spotby placing key slots 6 over nails or the like (not shown) extendingoutwardly from said wall.

(Cl. 24S-117.1)

The groove 8 of said rack is adapted to receive the lower inner end I2of a substantially inverted U-shaped hanger or leg I3, the outer end I3aof said leg being suitably secured to the upper end of a downwardlyinclined plate or holder Irl, said plate i4 being held at an inclinedangle with rack E by arm II] which extends horizontally from rack 5, theouter end I5 of said arm I0 bearing against the lower end of plate I4and between a V-shaped shorter leg I6 suitably secured to the lower endof said plate and extending rearwardly therefrom.

Extending forwardly and inwardly from the lower side edges of plate I4are a pair of tongues il that are adapted to receive the lower end of aniron I8 placed on said plate and to prevent said iron from slippingdownwardly.

Perforations or the like I9 are provided in plate I4 and are adapted toaid said iron in cooling while on plate I4.

The holder or plate I4 having legs I3 and I6 is easily detached fromrack 5 by merely pulling upwardly on plate I4.

The holder may then be placed on an ironing vboard or other ilat surface2), said plate being inclined by virtue of its unequal lengthened legsI3 and I6 as shown in Figure 3. The iron I8 is then placed on the upperend of plate I4 and said iron slides down on plate I4 until it isgripped between the tongues II.

In view of the foregoing description taken in conjunction with theaccompanying drawings it is believed that a clear understanding of thedevice will be quite apparent to those skilled in this art. A moredetailed description is accordingly deemed unnecessary.

It is to be understood, however, that even though there is herein shownand described a preferred embodiment of the invention the same issusceptible to certain changes fully comprehended by the spirit of theinvention as herein described and the scope of the appended claim.

What is claimed as new is:

An iron holding device of the class described comprising an iron holdingplate having upwardly and inwardly extending tongues formed at its sideedges, said tongues adapted to receive the front end of an iron, saidiron resting at on said plate, a substantially inverted U-shaped legextending outwardly from the rear portion of said plate, a front legextending outwardly from the forward portion of said plate, said frontleg being slightly shorter than the rear leg, an attaching plate havingkeyhole slots at its upper end for attaching said attaching plate to asupporting wall, the upper edge of said attaching plate bent verticallyoutwardly to form a groove REFERENCES CITED behind the attaching plateadapted to receive the inner lower end of the rear leg carried by theiron holding plate, and an outwardly extending The following referencesare of record in the file of this patent:

arm hingedly connected to the lower end of said 5 UNITED STATES PATENTSattaching plate, said arm adapted to extend Number Name Datehorizontally, the outer end of said arm bearing 212,363 Faiior Feb. 18,1879 against the forward portion of the iron holding 1,737,081 Foucher11 Nov. 26, 1929 plate to hold the latter `at an angle from theLgf-,8,648` Wahnsiedler May 17, 1932 attaching plate. lG 2,210,626 LaFemina Aug. 6, 1940 MALCOLM E. McCAN.

